The un-comings and non-goings of Ejit and Majuro

The last time Charlie visited he taught about 5 kids “The beat, the beat” step pattern and this past week I’ve spread it to a good number of the kids on Ejit. I can’t leave the school during a break without some kid yelling “Paul! Can you do that thing?” as they pantomime the beginning of the pattern. One of the best kids at it is Jerimiah a 3^rd grader in Annie’s class. The kid can keep up even when I’m going at full speed. I’ll post a picture later.

The replacement engine part came into Majuro a few days ago, but it’s missing the bolt needed to put it into place. The series of explanations goes in this order: We don’t have the bolt, but if we did we don’t have the tool to put it in, and if we had the tool, we don’t have anyone that can use it. This means that someone from Taiwan is coming in with the bolt, the tool and the expertise in the near future. More on this as it develops.

Erin spent the last two days observing and helping us out in Ejit Elementary and she’s seen the range of behavior in our classes. Luckily she’s assured us that “I’ve seen worse” and “My kids are worse” so we feel better. Today one of the kids hit me in the back of the head with a rock as I was ringing the bell (for a picture see the upcoming update from Kristin). It wasn’t malicious and on a certain level I’m impressed by her aim. However it pissed me off. I actually threatened to give the entire school detention if I got hit with a rock again. It’s funny now that a few hours have passed.